The drums of the new USL season are beating, and the first match will be the International Miami team facing Real Salt Lake City at their home stadium. Although the team failed to make the playoffs last season, with the "Barcelona Four" in the lineup, the team is suffering from "early season syndrome", with only one win in the first game of the last four seasons, and three of them scored no more than two goals. With a much-changed Real Salt Lake roster, the International Miami team will not take this one lightly, and is not expected to score more than 2.5 goals in the match. (Thursday's 9:00 a.m. kickoff is scheduled for 9:00 a.m.)
Coached by the legendary Beahan, the International Miami team has seen a significant increase in strength with the addition of stars such as Mez, Busquets, Zodi Abba and Suarez, which has significantly improved the team's overall strength. However, these stars are old and difficult to maintain the best condition, the recent warm-up matches have poor results, few wins and many losses, including the victory in the Hong Kong station thanks to the absence of Mez and Suarez due to injuries, and since then two warm-up matches, the Argentine king of the ball Mez did not play a full game, obviously has not yet recovered to the best condition. A win in the first match of the new season will be a challenge for the International Miami team.
